I70.69
Other atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 18 never code together
I70code
Excludes2
- arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (I25.1-)I25.1-
- arteriosclerotic heart disease (I25.1-)I25.1-
- atheroembolism (I75.-)I75.-
- cerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)I67.2
- coronary atherosclerosis (I25.1-)I25.1-
- mesenteric atherosclerosis (K55.1)K55.1
- precerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)I67.2
- primary pulmonary atherosclerosis (I27.0)I27.0
I00-I99chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)M30-M36
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)G45.-
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 17
I70code
Includes
- arteriolosclerosis
- arterial degeneration
- arteriosclerosis
- arteriosclerotic vascular disease
- arteriovascular degeneration
- atheroma
- endarteritis deformans or obliterans
- senile arteritis
- senile endarteritis
- vascular degeneration
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Alongside this code 7 same parent — I70.6
I70.60 Unsp athscl nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities category I70.61 Athscl nonbiol bypass of the extremities w intrmt claud category I70.62 Athscl nonbiological bypass of the extremities w rest pain category I70.63 Athscl nonbiological bypass of the right leg w ulceration category I70.64 Athscl nonbiological bypass of the left leg w ulceration category I70.65 Athscl nonbiological bypass of extremity w ulceration I70.66 Athscl nonbiological bypass of the extremities w gangrene category
Subordinate codes 5
I70.691 Oth athscl nonbiol bypass of the extremities, right leg I70.692 Oth athscl nonbiological bypass of the extremities, left leg I70.693 Oth athscl nonbiol bypass of the extremities, bilateral legs I70.698 Oth athscl nonbiol bypass of the extremities, oth extremity I70.699 Oth athscl nonbiol bypass of the extremities, unsp extremity
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